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The healthcare industry is making an urgent case to curb the miasma of chronic diseases looming over the global population. The efforts put in by non-profit healthcare organizations, manufacturers of medical devices, and healthcare industry are giving a solid impetus to growth of the global diagnostic imaging devices market. Medical imaging includes services offered by radiologists, medical physicists, radiographers, and biomedical professionals by using high quality imaging equipment for accurate output. Diagnostic imaging devices and equipment is used for imaging the human body and make a timely diagnosis so as to design a treatment for recovery.

Tracking technology allows solar panels to track the movement of sun and enhance its output efficiency by 20% to 40% as compared to a fixed solar PV array. Flat-panel photovoltaic (PV), Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) and Concentrated Solar Thermal (CSP) are some of the key technologies in the solar tracker market. Solar trackers have unique functionalities in each application such as minimizing the angle of incidence between the photovoltaic panel and incoming sunlight in PV applications and orienting the optics in CPV and CSP systems. Presently, CPV is one of the emerging technologies in the solar energy industry due to the benefits it offers. Low manufacturing cost of CPV technology assists in generating energy at low costs. Around 85% to 90% solar panels can be recycled due to usage of glass and aluminum as raw materials.

Unconventional gas resources can be classified into shale gas, tight gas, coal bed methane (CBM) and gas hydrates. They are widely used in power generation and industrial application. Focus towards decreasing reliance on depleting conventional resources is one of the major driving factors of global unconventional gas market. In addition, foreign investment by Asian oil and gas giants to acquire unconventional gas assets is further expected to propel the market growth. Regulatory support in the U.S. and China is expected to increase the production of unconventional gas during the forecast period. However, excessive utilization and contamination of surface water and high cost of production is expected to hamper the market growth in the near future.

The global demand for styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) was 4,151 kilo tons in 2009 that increased to 4,324 kilo tons in 2010. SBR demand is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.7% from 2012 to 2018. The growth in the SBR market is primarily driven by the increasing demand from the tire manufacturing industry, which is the largest consumer of SBR. Increased automobile sales in major countries of the world have played a key role in increasing the demand for tires. In addition, the tire labeling regulations in countries like Japan, Korea and the European Union have created huge demand for solution SBR (S-SBR). However, volatility in raw material prices, especially butadiene prices, has been a major inhibitor for the market.

The global demand for thermoplastic elastomers was 3,096.4 kilo tons in 2009 which increased to 3,407.9 kilo tons in 2010. The global market for thermoplastic elastomers is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5% from 2012 to 2018.

Antimicrobial coatings by definition kill, prevent, discourage or perform as a combination of the actions to inhibit the growth of micro-organisms such as germs, viruses, bacteria, fungi & molds and parasites. Antimicrobial coatings were devised with the aim to protect the surfaces to which they were applied. With increasing health concerns, the same coatings have been modified to perform a dual role. The primary role of an antimicrobial coating is to protect human beings from diseases causing micro-organisms and reduce risk of infections as well as protecting the application surfaces at the same time.

The MDI market in CIS was estimated to be 252 kilo tons in 2010 and increased to 265.9 kilo ton in 2011. The market is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 5.8% from 2013 to 2018. In terms of revenues, the market was estimated to be worth USD 645.1 million in 2010.

Butane is a hydrocarbon of the alkane family with four carbon atoms attached to it. Butanes may refer to either to either of two structural isomers, n-butane (normal butane) or isobutene or to a mixture of these two isomers. Butane is a colorless, flammable and easily liquefied gas. Butane is heavier than the air with a density of approximately 575 kg per cubic meters at 15 degree Celsius. The boiling point of butane is approximately -1 degree Celsius whereas, the flash point of butane is approximately -40 degree Celsius.

Bio-based lubricants are primarily triglyceride esters which are derived from animal and plant oils and are formulated using renewable and biodegradable base stocks. They can be formulated using a range of natural sources such as low grade and solid fats or waste materials, but are generally based on vegetable oils (palm oil, castor oil, sunflower oil). A typical bio-based lubricant is readily biodegradable (decomposed within one year; through natural biological processes in water, carbon dioxide and carbonaceous land or under standard industrial composting environment) and is non toxic when disposed in the environment. Bio-based lubricants, if used instead of mineral oils reduce the risk of pollution.

The global triethylene glycol (TEG) market is a relatively smaller market when compared to other ethylene glycols (MEG & DEG), but owing to its excellent hygroscopic properties, TEG is widely used in applications such as dehydration of natural gas and air conditioning systems and in producing solvents and plasticizers.